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Model Your Home, Plan Improvements in 3D with Google Sketchup

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My wife and I just moved to an apartment with a great backyard, but neither of us think spatially. Using Google Sketchup, it’s been easier than I’d imagined to plan our Ultimate Patio 4000.

If you’ve got a similar kind of project that you want to mess with in three dimensions before buying or modifying anything, Sketchup is a free solution that might work perfectly for you. It’s powerful enough to garner an intrigued look from the one SolidWorks-using engineer I know, but user-friendly enough that liberal arts majors like me can put a 3D model of their house on Google Earth, model things to build, or, as we’ll detail below, recreate any space, indoors or out, to inspire an Extreme Makeover: Geek Edition.

Google SketchUp Pro 7 is available at a student discount price of $49.

Google SketchUp Pro 7 is free for instructors.

Free MindManager Fundamentals Web Based Training ($29.95 value) with every purchase of MindManager 8!

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MindManager 8 for Windows Free MindManager Fundamentals Web Based Training ($29.95 value) with every purchase of MindManager 8!
Available for both new and upgrade orders.

MindManager 8 for Windows is available at an academic discount price of $149.

Simulating tilt-shift photography with the Bokeh plugin

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Another unique feature of the Bokeh plugin is the ability to simulate tilt-shift photography on an existing image. Tilt-shift photography simulates the effect of turning your subject matter into a miniature model. You produce the effect through special camera lenses that adjust the image plane via camera movements when taking the photo.

Bokeh is available at an education discount price of $130.

SolidWorks Student Edition 2009-2010 Now Shipping!

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Develop the abilities you’ll need for a successful career. By learning SolidWorks, you’ll gain vital mechanical CAD, design validation, and data management skills that today’s employers demand. With a SolidWorks background, you’ll have a clear advantage in the engineering or industrial design job markets. The easy-to-use SolidWorks Student Edition lets you sharpen your skills outside the classroom as you learn to design better products. This package also includes one free Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) exam code. It allows you to take the certification exam and stand out in today’s competitive job market.

SolidWorks Student Edition 2009-2010 includes 2 DVD’s [32-bit WinXP/Vista & 64-bit WinXP/Vista]

SolidWorks Student Edition 2009-2010 is available at an education discount price of $129.

PenPower Chinese Expert $20 Rebates

PenPower Chinese Expert Standard
$20 mail-in rebate: Offer good from 5/15/2009 through 6/30/2009.

Only $52 after mail-in rebate!

Penpower Chinese Expert (Writing Pad)
$20 mail-in rebate: Offer good from 5/15/2009 through 6/30/2009.

Only $97 after mail-in rebate!

Penpower Chinese Expert (Pen Scanner)
$20 mail-in rebate: Offer good from 5/15/2009 through 6/30/2009.

Only $160 after mail-in rebate!

Purchase Painter 11 and the Bamboo Pen Tablet together for only $115

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Purchase Painter 11 and the Bamboo Pen Tablet together for only $115 (normal academic price of $168 for both items)!

Anime Studio 5 Pro Special price of $84! $15 off normal price of $99.

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Anime Studio 5 Pro
Special price of $84!
$15 off normal price of $99.
Offer good while supplies last.

Buy one IK Multimedia Virtual Instrument and Get One FREE!!!

From May 1st to June 30th, 2009, when you purchase one Virtual Instrument (choose from SampleTank 2.5 XL, Miroslav Philharmonik, SampleMoog, SampleTron or Sonik Synth 2) you’ll receive another one of equal or lesser value FREE!!!

Purchase Sonik Synth 2, get SampleMoog or SampleTron free via download! Offer good through 6/30/2009.

Purchase SampleTron, get SampleMoog or Sonik Synth 2 free via download! Offer good through 6/30/2009.

Purchase SampleMoog, get SampleTron or Sonik Synth 2 free via download! Offer good through 6/30/2009.

Purchase Miroslav Philharmonik, get SampleTank 2.5 XL, SampleMoog, SampleTron, or Sonik Synth 2 free via download! Offer good through 6/30/2009.

Purchase SampleTank 2.5 XL, get Miroslav Philharmonik, SampleMoog, SampleTron, or Sonik Synth 2 free via download! Offer good through 6/30/2009.

Final Draft 8 Now Shipping!

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Final Draft is recognized as the entertainment industry standard and the worldwide market leader for professional scriptwriting software.

The new version 8 delivers even more tools and a new XML file format that works seamlessly with third-party applications filmmakers need to take their script to screen. Final Draft version 8 maintains its easy-to-use, simple keystroke formatting functionality and provides a superior writing experience with new and improved features inspired and tested by professional writers like ROGER AVARY, J.J ABRAMS, GUILLERMO DEL TORO, and more. Professional writers, like those previously mentioned, comprise the Final Draft Product Team that has provided feedback on features and has helped to guide the direction of version 8.

Final Draft 8 is available at an education discount price of $159.